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June 28, 2012

T-Work’s titanium screws

T-Work’s titanium screws are made from true 6AL/4V grade titanium and precision CNC machined to give you reliability and weight savings over regular steel screws. The titanium is of the same grade as their popular and nearly indestructible turnbuckles, which has a unique glossy finish compared to lower grade titanium, thus the need to be CNC machined instead of being pressed into shape from a mold as used with softer metals. Their starting line up will include M3 and M4 hex wrench button and Countersink head screws in various lengths with socket head and other metric and imperial sizes to follow.

Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]

June 28, 2012

Edam Spirit new deck conversion set

Edam have produced this new deck conversion set for their Spirit 1/10th 200mm chassis. The new conversion sets the main part for the radio plate, which supports the electronics and fuel tank, lower by 8mm for improved lower centre of gravity. This makes the car more stable and able to carry more speed in the corners.

View an image of the mounted deck here

June 28, 2012

Pro-Line International Challenge – Announcement

The organisers of the 7th annual Pro-Line International Challenge that takes place from the 25th to the 27th of August have been in touch to promote their event. Hosted by the Herts Nitro Model Club this 3 day 1/8th scale event is open to gas buggy and truggy as well as BL buggy. Run to BRCA rules there is a handout Pro-Line tire for each class, Blockade for buggy and Blockade VTR for truggy. Entry is now open here.

June 28, 2012

Robin Frischkopf wins Swiss Nats Rd3

Last weekend the 3rd round of the Swiss championship took place in Gland at lake Geneva. About 140 drivers had registered for the event on one of the most beautiful and challenging tracks in Switzerland. The weather was fine too and for the first time the drivers could enjoy a wholly dry weekend. Robin Frischkopf managed to TQ the expert category an Saturday however on Sunday he made some mistakes in the semifinal and did not manage to get the pole. P-S-R team driver Robin Frischkopf (Swiss champion of 2010) went into the 45 minute final race as 3rd but was immediately able to put pressure on Jeremy Pittet. After a great duel and beating the track record several times he managed to pull away towards the end and win with about 20 seconds advantage.

View the podium standings here

June 28, 2012

Exotek Tamiya split hinge blocks

Exotek have released these split hinge blocks for Tamiya sedans and Exotek XR3’12 and TC6TEK chassis. Available in 2 sets of 2 directions, XA & A and XC & C. they can be used in the rear front or front rear position. Split blocks allow for more chassis flex while the laser etch identification on the outside makes for easy identification.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

June 27, 2012

Kyosho Evolva M3 options & gear diff oils

New from Kyosho for the Evolva M3 Evo are these aluminium front upper suspension mount, front shock tower and rear shock tower. Designed and tested by factory driver Takaaki Shimo and made from gold anodized high grade aluminium, the new parts improve the overall handling of the car that result in faster lap times. Also new from Kyosho is the new flex diff. gear oil which is the perfect choice to lube and control the traction of your gear differential. The 35ml bottles are available in 3 different types. The diff. gear seal grease gives a perfect seal between case and differential cap. The high viscosity airtight sealing fluid allows longer maintenance cycles and prevents oil leaks.

View the other new parts here

June 27, 2012

Arrowmax MBX-6 centre shafts

Arrowmax have released new centre drive shafts for the Mugen MBX-6 buggy. The 78.5mm and 103mm shafts are similar in design but are made from spring steel material for increased durability.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

June 27, 2012

Serpent brake lever & body support washers

More new items from Serpent, first up is this machined aluminum brake lever for use on the 966 and 733 / 747 cars. Strong, light and flex free its a direct replacement part. Serpent also introduced new body-support washers to fine-tune the height of the body-posts your 1/10th scale cars gas and electric cars. The standard position in the kits is low, so they now offer a medium and high version, 5 of each type. This allows for changes with smaller increments without having to modify anything else.

View the body-support washers here